News
01 Nov 2024
Supervisor of the Year 2024
Dr Jeff Foote, of the Department of Management, has won the Otago University Stu...
25 Oct 2024
Human actions cause insect colour change
New Zealand’s native stoneflies have changed colour in response to human-driven...
03 Sep 2024
New species of pāua found
The naming of a new species of pāua further highlights the importance of biodive...
21 Aug 2024
Bigger not better for stag beetles
While bigger animals may tend to have better survival rates in the wild, that is...
01 Jul 2024
NZ fish closer to cities ingest more plastic
An Otago study has found New Zealand fish species ingest more plastic near urban...
24 Jan 2024
Zoology Academic joins International Science Council
Evolutionary biologist distinguished Professor Hamish Spencer has received inter...
12 Dec 2023
Extremely rare bird captured on film
A striking and extremely rare half female, half male bird has been spotted by a...
04 Dec 2023
Evolution of takahē mapped for benefit of species
Seventy-five years after they were rediscovered in Aotearoa, University of Otago...
16 Nov 2023
eDNA reveals impacts of deforestation
Deforestation of Aotearoa New Zealand resulted in dramatic biological shifts in...
12 Sep 2023
Reflections from a career studying Aotearoa New Zealand’s reptiles
Emeritus Professor Alison Cree’s move to Dunedin in 1991 was to fill a temporary...
10 Aug 2023
Understanding environment use key to protection of hoiho
Researchers hope a study into how hoiho foraging grounds overlap with commercial...
01 Aug 2023
When cheating pays – survival strategy of insect uncovered
Researchers have revealed the unique ‘cheating’ strategy a New Zealand insect ha...